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Ebay Find: 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire 429…Who Needs An SUV When You Can Have This?


Ebay Find: 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire 429…Who Needs An SUV When You Can Have This?

This one is so sweet it hurts my teeth. The lime-gold paint, the perfect wood paneling, the clean interior..the 429 under the hood…yes, this rules all. Keep your Navigator, your MKC or Explorer. If you want the room, the passenger space, and the ability to get envious looks from all of your idiotic lemming neighbors in their SUV’s, this baby is the way to do it. This 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire is a gem of a car, a California-kept beauty.

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This car is so nice that I’m willing to overlook the Torq-Thrusts on all four corners. It recently has had a mild restoration and was recently chassis-dyno’d, but unfortunately the current owner did not put up any of the power figures. The engine is the 2-bbl 429, so you can bet there’s at least stout amounts of torque available. Inside the cavernous black interior, the dash pad shows it’s wear with cracking, but overall the interior looks great for a 45-year-old car.

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Currently the bid is sitting at just over $5,100, which is a very nice price for a car that has had recent attention. If the cost doesn’t move far from it’s current level, this LTD will be a steal.

CLICK HERE to see the LTD’s eBay Listing While It’s Available!


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14 thoughts on “Ebay Find: 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire 429…Who Needs An SUV When You Can Have This?

  1. Bob

    Shouldn’t the woodgrain match all the way down the sides? Passenger door and left front fender don’t appear to match. Cool old car though.

  2. crazy canuck

    Had a country squire ranchero same colors same wood grain problems . I dragged it of the original owners property

  3. Mopar Man

    I would totally drive this thing, as far as the wood grain being goofy and not matching up, I saw that a lot on minivans when they had wood grain, I think it is a common thing.

  4. cdub

    Just bought the wife a new SUV but kept trying to convince her that a land yacht wagon like this would be much cooler and cheaper too. I’d drive the heck outta that thing and love every minute of it.

  5. HotRod

    I drove a few Country Squires when the kids where growing up. The first one was a blue 69 that I put a 4 barrel on. I wish Ford still made them.

  6. 69 AMX

    Nice old Ford, not heavily optioned for a Country Squire no A/C or optional power accessories like windows, locks or seat. Probably good for about 10 mpg but who cares.

    1. kent widdison

      in 69 and 70 the 429 2v engines would get 19 to 20 on the highway. I’d like to have another one today.

      1. floating doc

        I”m skeptical. I drove a 70 Continental on a road trip. It got about 11 mpg, running a steady 60 mph.

        I can’t imagine how anything above 14 would be possible. They didn’t even have overdrive.

  7. Barbara Goodwin

    I had the same car in 1979 paid $300 for it .. the problem with the wood effect was it was only a contact stickon decal .. yes I got 20 to the gallon, cool things about it, Bench seats, seated 6 + 2 trundle seats in the well at the rear.. open rear door or flip down tail gate .. sold it 6 years later for $500 and bought a regular LTD Ford .. you did not park it but docked it !! it was as long as the Queen Mary !!

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